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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         342</td>
<td class="r data">         240</td>
<td class="r data">    70.2</td>
<td class="r data">         309</td>
<td class="r data">         227</td>
<td class="r data">    73.5</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">    39.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         454</td>
<td class="r data">         317</td>
<td class="r data">    69.8</td>
<td class="r data">         408</td>
<td class="r data">         305</td>
<td class="r data">    74.8</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    26.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         521</td>
<td class="r data">         347</td>
<td class="r data">    66.6</td>
<td class="r data">         472</td>
<td class="r data">         330</td>
<td class="r data">    69.9</td>
<td class="r data">          49</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">    34.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         631</td>
<td class="r data">         396</td>
<td class="r data">    62.8</td>
<td class="r data">         550</td>
<td class="r data">         371</td>
<td class="r data">    67.5</td>
<td class="r data">          81</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">    30.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         777</td>
<td class="r data">         488</td>
<td class="r data">    62.8</td>
<td class="r data">         715</td>
<td class="r data">         469</td>
<td class="r data">    65.6</td>
<td class="r data">          62</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">    30.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         746</td>
<td class="r data">         429</td>
<td class="r data">    57.5</td>
<td class="r data">         704</td>
<td class="r data">         417</td>
<td class="r data">    59.2</td>
<td class="r data">          42</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    28.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         787</td>
<td class="r data">         445</td>
<td class="r data">    56.5</td>
<td class="r data">         754</td>
<td class="r data">         435</td>
<td class="r data">    57.7</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    30.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         642</td>
<td class="r data">         376</td>
<td class="r data">    58.6</td>
<td class="r data">         606</td>
<td class="r data">         360</td>
<td class="r data">    59.4</td>
<td class="r data">          36</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">    44.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         311</td>
<td class="r data">         197</td>
<td class="r data">    63.3</td>
<td class="r data">         300</td>
<td class="r data">         190</td>
<td class="r data">    63.3</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    63.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">    64.4</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">    64.4</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         282</td>
<td class="r data">         218</td>
<td class="r data">    77.3</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         391</td>
<td class="r data">         299</td>
<td class="r data">    76.5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         437</td>
<td class="r data">         314</td>
<td class="r data">    71.9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         503</td>
<td class="r data">         348</td>
<td class="r data">    69.2</td>
<td class="r data">         498</td>
<td class="r data">         345</td>
<td class="r data">    69.3</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    60.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         669</td>
<td class="r data">         451</td>
<td class="r data">    67.4</td>
<td class="r data">         662</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         682</td>
<td class="r data">         407</td>
<td class="r data">    59.7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         721</td>
<td class="r data">         420</td>
<td class="r data">    58.3</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         420</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         571</td>
<td class="r data">         343</td>
<td class="r data">    60.1</td>
<td class="r data">         564</td>
<td class="r data">         340</td>
<td class="r data">    60.3</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    42.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         287</td>
<td class="r data">         184</td>
<td class="r data">    64.1</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">    65.9</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">    65.9</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    43.5</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">    48.8</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    47.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          64</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">    32.8</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    33.3</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    32.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">    55.9</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    66.7</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    47.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          37</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    32.4</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    30.0</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    35.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    23.3</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    25.0</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    22.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">    30.2</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    47.1</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    19.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          47</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">    29.8</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    45.5</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    16.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">    36.4</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    43.5</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    28.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    26.9</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    30.8</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    23.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    40.0</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    42.1</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    36.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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